“It is very interesting because I changed a lot at Swansea,” Martinez recalls.

“It took us, to understand the style and way of playing, 13 or 14 months.

“We were a team relying on two strikers, to get the ball up the pitch as quick as we could and then relying on those two to score us goals.

“But we became a team, slowly, that would have 600 passes a game and a team that had a very strong footballing philosophy that has set the way of playing for many, many years.

“But I do remember the day we had a parade to celebrate winning the League One title, we still had fans asking me ‘will we play with two strikers next season?’

“It shows you that in football it is important that the fans know what you are trying to do and what is the target and what are the benefits of going through a very difficult period of trying to be very good at what you do.”

And where the Catalan’s ideas were lapped up 12 months ago his philosophy is now being scrutinised and questioned by supporters.

Martinez knows growing pains are inevitable at Goodison as he tries to set about a culture change but he remains convinced it will ultimately bring rewards.

“The more you push yourself the quicker you are going to grow,” he said.

“The expectations are huge and we are going to get there but there is a process of getting there.

“The chairman and the football club worked extremely hard in the summer to maintain what we had and that allows you to see that you are working to get somewhere.

“Internally, as a football club, we need to know where we are trying to get to and it’s not going to be easy. It is not going to be a straightforward journey. I do think that we are on the right path and are getting close to becoming a winning side.

“The European experience has been phenomenal for what we want to achieve even though we all know it has cost us points in the league. Sometimes we need to accept it and move on quickly.”